A crossover between characters from across all of my current books (Lucid, The Dicer, Meet the Richards, Lostar, Ripples). Following six characters - Anton, Dirk, Conall, Ben, Valery and Xyler - from each of their perspectives, exploring their side of the story in this part makeshift extravaganza of the mixture of genres neatly tied in a bow of suffering, trauma, betrayal, sacrifice, forgiveness, redemption, revenge, right, wrong, the gray areas of doubt. American values cherish and flourish in this compartmentalization of human studies and what makes the American dream unachievable, as the characters travel across America to find each other and converge in a hellfire and brimstone fueled climax.

The ripples in another world, not our own, beckons the life of an expeditionist venturing in the ice. Ben is investigating a phenomena involving disappearing bodies when he stumbles upon a way into a new world where water is the only surface and humans have adapted to the marine environment. It seems he's been the main attraction and they would be correct for thinking so, because Ben is quickly adapting to the world himself as a new breed of power. Cover art by Liam Reading of Fine Art America

Case #8: Eros/Asmodeus' descent. After interviewing the relevant participants, our agent's account of the following events has been verified. This report details Eros/Asmodeus' opportunity for revenge and resulting sacrifice.

A former artist is hired by a high-tech business building a mind-reading machine to be their crash-test dummy. A full copy of White Matter for e-reader (Kindle and ePub) is available for free download at https://mauricearh.wordpress.com/novels#wmnovel

A small, shrouded Kansas town is torn apart when a young reporter investigates the circumstances involving a ghostly appearance he encounters behind the century-old Plainview Hotel. As he digs deeper and the forces opposing him grow more violent, he realizes he has mere days to solve the mystery and free the town from its hidden curse or suffer the consequences of his interference.

A girl in Delhi has a brilliant mind and secrets darker than the nights that won't let her eyes close. She lives in the Labyrinth, a place that always seems dim, even in the middle of the day. There, customers flock in their dozens, and there, the girl is exploited for profit in unthinkable, irreversible ways. Her traffickers change her name regularly to throw off authorities, and survival seems only a flicker in the pool of murky water she must bathe in each morning. Though she has known little more than this life of poverty and forced prostitution, when she meets an elderly woman named Ucchal, everything could change. Ucchal works for an anti-trafficking unit, and her questions lead the girl to question herself and her surroundings. If there is a path to freedom, how dangerous is that path, and what hopeful or harrowing discoveries wait at the end?

Eric Royce is in a world of hallucinations but everything seems real. A rogue spirit is hunting him down and making his life miserable. Death is whispering his name and he just can't escape it. Perhaps, this isn't actually just an extraordinary illusion. IT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE REAL. COULD IT ??.

Three women. Three tangled lives orbiting Mars aboard the Phobos Transit Space Station. Val loses her station operation engineer job under false pretenses, Exo-biologist Cassy is blackballed for doing the right thing, and ex-marine Kate suffers a broken heart. Fortunately, Mavis, the owner of the Starlight Tavern and rescuer of lost souls, is there to help, recruiting the women into her Quilters Guild. But when hostile forces invade the station, the stakes become far greater, and the Guild finds themselves embroiled in a multi-world conspiracy. And they are not about to just stand by and let it happen. Redemption comes stitch by stitch. *** Open Novella Contest Round Two Ambassador Pick *** *** Open Novella Contest Winner - Third Place ***

Take a ride with Arturo and Miguel and experience the fear and anger that a stranger forces into their vision of a fun night. Consider with them the decisions that must be quickly made when anger speaks. This is a short story that you will enjoy reading with a short investment of your time.

#1Nonfiction: Will Ceci be seduced by ax crimes, buried girls & mushy poems? Will she go down an entirely prudent and reasonable path or fall head-over-ass into a forbidden affair? Everything is real. Everything is true. The Authors: Ceci is a peach from Detroit, who directs documentaries, runs a video production house, and records and tours internationally as a drummer. Jack is a Colorado trial lawyer, who has appeared on Stephen Colbert, CBS 60 Minutes, ABC, NBC, FOX, Court TV, and media around the world. A Wattpad-Mysty interview of Ceci and Jack appears at the end of Part One. #1Nonfiction, #1True Crime, #1Non-fiction Spotlight, #1Criminal Law, #1True Story, and #1Memoir. 1st Place in Non-fiction, Rose Awards. A Wattpad Spotlight Featured Book, 2018-25. Gems of Wattpad, 2020-2025. Part One and Two are complete. Part Three is forthcoming. We receive a lot of requests, and if you read and vote for us, we will try our best to read and vote for you. We love comments!! Names, gender, dates, and locations have been changed to protect the innocent, the guilty, and to avoid as many lawsuits as possible. All photographs are owned by the authors or used with permission. Cover Photo by Rauchenberger, available royalty free on Pixabay. Copyright 2016, 2024.